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DOE Assessments Help 3 Plants Save Over $1.5 Million Combined

DOE Assessments Help 3 Plants Save Over $1.5 Million Combined
The Department of Energy released three new case studies of manufacturing plants participating in its Save Energy Now ...

Johnson Controls Helps Build ‘Green Olympics,’ Wins Big Fed Contracts

Johnson Controls Helps Build ‘Green Olympics,’ Wins Big Fed Contracts
Johnson Controls was awarded many Olympics related contracts in China and since then has been helping the nation realize ...

NewPage Cuts Energy Use with Lighting Retrofit

NewPage Cuts Energy Use with Lighting Retrofit
In late 2006, NewPage Corp. installed a high-efficiency, high intensity fluorescent system to replace the older system in its ...

Sacred Heart Medical Center Designed with Green in Mind

Sacred Heart Medical Center Designed with Green in Mind
The new Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Oregon is touting itself as one of the nation's greenest ...

North Face Plans Solar Energy System

North Face Plans Solar Energy System
The North Face is planning a 1MW solar electricity system at its ...

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Kohl’s Earns Energy Star Label at 50 Stores

Kohl’s Earns Energy Star Label at 50 Stores
Kohl's announced it has earned the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label at seven stores in Colorado, 14 in Illinois, eight ...

IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center

IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center
IBM announced plans to build a $360 million data center by renovating an existing building at its facility in Research Triangle ...

Pepsi Picks Redemtech to Handle E-waste

Pepsi Picks Redemtech to Handle E-waste
The Pepsi Bottling Group has chosen Redemtech to handle its electronic waste initiatives, which includes developing and ...

Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory

Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory
Ecotricity recently received approval to build three wind turbines at Lotus's car factory in Hethel, England. The turbines will ...

BofA To Cut Energy Costs 50% With Energy Management System

BofA To Cut Energy Costs 50% With Energy Management System
Bank of America announced it's investing in Field Diagnostics Services and will deploy the firm's energy management system in 3,300 of ...

iCrete Cementing Its Place in NY High-Rises

iCrete Cementing Its Place in NY High-Rises
A new kind of green concrete is gaining traction in some of Manhattan's high-rises. iCrete touts a 40 ...

Oakland International Purchases CNG-Powered Shuttle Buses

Oakland International Purchases CNG-Powered Shuttle Buses
Oakland International Airport is getting 26 new CNG-powered buses that will be deployed in 2009, replacing older diesel-powered ...

Wells Gets LEED Pre-Certification For Banks

Wells Gets LEED Pre-Certification For Banks
Wells Fargo says its new banking stores have been pre-certified LEEDSilver by the U.S. Green Building Council. The stores will ...

Green Bay Packers Launch Environmental Program

Green Bay Packers Launch Environmental Program
The Green Bay Packers recently announced "Packers Green Team," a new program focusing on the use of renewable resources ...

Pickens Set on Turning Texas into Saudi Arabia of Wind

Pickens Set on Turning Texas into Saudi Arabia of Wind
Millionaire T. Boone Pickens is planning to turn Texas into the Saudi Arabia of wind, but some question his ...

Tesco Powers Distribution Center On Straw

Tesco Powers Distribution Center On Straw
Tesco will meet the electricity and heating needs of its Goole Distribution Center with a straw-powered Combined Heat and Power plant, which ...

ABC Radio Buys Renewable Energy From TXU

ABC Radio Buys Renewable Energy From TXU
ABC Radio Networks will power its Dallas headquarters with 100 percent renewable energy, cutting over 5,000 metric tons ...

The Savoy to Reduce 40% Energy Consumption

The Savoy to Reduce 40% Energy Consumption
The Savoy is closing for 16 months in order in hopes of becoming the most environmentally responsible hotel ...

Sterling Planet Buys Voluntary Carbon Units

Sterling Planet Buys Voluntary Carbon Units
Sterling Planet recently agreed to purchase Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs) from the Greenville County landfill gas utilization project, which is verified ...

NYC Green Taxi Plans Hampered By Vehicle Shortages

NYC Green Taxi Plans Hampered By Vehicle Shortages
New York City yellow taxis are going green on Oct 1. But many drivers are wondering if they'll be able to buy ...

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COP 15 Offers Communications Opportunities

COP 15 Offers Communications Opportunities

What is the No.1 event-related global communications opportunity for your carbon messaging of the next 4 years? Here are a couple of clues… •    ... continue »

Greening the Apparel Supply Chain: Tapping the Power of Collective Leverage
Sustainability and its Impact on Brand Value
The Advertising Industry, Sustainability and the Bottom Line
Thoroughly Modernized Milton And Corporate Social Responsibility
Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business

Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business

The 3PL industry has made significant strides in establishing environmental responsibility as part of broader corporate visions, with companies reporting numerous internal ...

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Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient
Fast-Moving Eco-Friendly Consumer Goods Appeal to Many
Environmental Friendliness Not Driving PC Sales
Miller Recycles 99.9% of Packaging Waste

Miller Recycles 99.9% of Packaging Waste

The U.S. beer maker Miller has a goal of zero waste in their breweries and is currently recycling 99.9% of all packaging ...

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Credit Crunch Could Hurt Mitsubishi’s Eco-Car Push
What’s The Price Tag For A Carbon Neutral U.S. Economy?
Interface VP Discusses Biomimicry And Design
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Marketing

Office Depot Targets Eco-Conscious Consumers in Europe

COP 15 Offers Communications Opportunities

Aegis Acquires Clownfish

Emissions

Sun, Pfizer Surpass Carbon Reduction Goals

Constellation Wines Installing 1.2 Megawatt Solar System

Turbine Shortage Delays Projects

Hi-Tech

Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient

European Data Centers Face Energy Crisis

Environmental Friendliness Not Driving PC Sales

Efficiency

EPA Announces First WaterSense Partners of the Year

World Steel Association Publishes Sustainability Report

Wal-Mart’s Packaging Scorecard Drives Sustainability, Cuts GHG Emissions

Manufacturing

Greening the Apparel Supply Chain: Tapping the Power of Collective Leverage

ARC Offers Sustainability Strategies for Manufacturers

Sanyo’s Solar Ark: Company Shift or PR Stunt?

Carbon Offsets/RECs

USDA, DOE Unveil Plans to Accelerate Sustainable Biofuels Development

EU Votes For Tougher Carbon Laws

Aveda Installs Solar System at L.A. Distribution Facility

CSR Reports

AT&T Releases Sustainability Report

Autodesk HQ Cuts Emissions with Lighting Upgrades

Staples Saved Over 540,000 Gallons of Diesel in 2007

Major Players

Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business

Critics Say Energy Star Standards Too Lax

Google Unveils $4.4 Trillion Clean Energy Plan

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